title: Large-artery stiffness contributes to the greater prevalence of systolic hypertension in elderly women.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D003187:Compliance; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014463:Ultrasonography